The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2005 · 95 citations · 37 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyOral MicrobiologyBacterial InfectionsBacterial ZoonosesOral Bacterial InfectionsOral Infection EpidemiologyOral InfectionsZoonotic InfectionsBartonella Quintana InfectionDental MicrobiologyDental Source InfectionsOral BacteremiaTeeth As Dna ReservoirsTick-borne PathogensTrench FeverZoonotic Bacterial Infections
Bacteria of the genus Bartonella are transmitted by ectoparasites (lice, fleas, ticks) and have mammalian reservoirs in which they cause chronic, asymptomatic bacteremia. Humans are the reservoir of B. quintana, the louse-borne agent of trench fever. We detected DNA of B. quintana in the dental pulp of a person who died 4000 years ago.
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Michel Drancourt, Gérard Aboudharam, Michel Signoli et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1998 · 332 citations · Full text